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Rural School Health Parade and Festival

Date: 05 1928
Description: School children and teachers from Lemont township marching in a rural school festival parade. The children are dressed in white cloaks and hats bearing a m...
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Bobbing for Apples

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Description: Child "bobs" for apples at a "Pioneer Day Festival."
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Anderson Mfg. Co. Booth at ESBMA Fall Festival

Date: 09 10 1929
Description: Ben H. Anderson Mfg Co., manufacturers of the Clean-Easy Milkers, booth at East Side Business Men's Association (ESBMA) Fall Festival. Showing two Clean-Ea...
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Cook County School Festival

Date: 06 1916
Description: A group of children and adults, some holding American flags and Cook County banners, standing in a field to watch events at the Cook County School Festival...
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Girls' Relay Race

Date: 1913
Description: Students and teachers gathered in a field for the girls' relay race at an annual school festival in Belwood Park.
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Dairy Days Parade

Date: 1950
Description: Bernard Arms holding a firearm poses on a parade float decorated in an autumn theme, including a stuffed bear, fox, and squirrel. The parade was a part of ...
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Cranberry Harvest Party

Date: 1885
Description: Large group of cranberry harvesters posing with implements. Many of the individuals are wearing boutonnières and corsages made from cranberry sprigs. Many ...
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Cranberry Parade Float

Date: 1950
Description: Parade float sponsored by Eatmor and Ocean Spray Cranberries. A beauty queen sits on the float surrounded by cranberry products. The float is being pulled ...
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Cranberry Parade Float

Date: 1950
Description: Parade float sponsored by Eatmor and Ocean Spray Cranberries. A beauty contestant sits with a large cranberry pie on the float which is pulled by a John De...
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Theresa Lions Corn Roast

Date: 08 1982
Description: "Jeanna Jaster, 20-month old daughter of Tom and Norma Jaster, enjoyed some corn at the Theresa Lions corn roast."
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Theresa Lions Annual Corn Roast

Date: 08 1985
Description: "Jeanette Walsh, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Tom Walsh, enjoyed some corn at the Theresa Lions Annual Corn Roast."
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We Saw You . . . at Watermelon Festival

Date: 08 30 1959
Description: Mark and Mike Merkle and Bill Lachnit enjoy watermelon at the Monona Grove Businessmen's Association Watermelon Festival.
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We Saw You . . . at Watermelon Festival

Date: 08 30 1959
Description: Children enjoying big slices of watermelon at the Monona Grove Businessmen's Association watermelon festival. They include, from left, Kay Marks, Dannie Du...
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We Saw You . . . at Watermelon Festival

Date: 08 30 1959
Description: Linda and Donald Harrison enjoying the Watermelon Festival sponsored by the Monona Businessmen's Association.
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Little Girl Enjoying Corn

Date: 09 1987
Description: Laura Rivera celebrates Appreciation Day with an ear of corn.
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Louise Wiseman Performs at Talent Show

Date: 09 1990
Description: Louise Wiseman performs at talent show dressed in lace lingerie. The stage is decorated with pumpkins and cornstalks.
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L'Etoile Restaurant Festival from the Heartland Menu Poster

Date: 09 1995
Description: Letterpress menu poster for the American Dairy Goat Products Association Festival from the Heartland annual conference, goat cheese and milk judging, and c...
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Greased Pig Chase at the Hustler Harvest Festival

Date: 1922
Description: View down unpaved Main Street of a group of men racing after a pig during the Hustler Harvest Festival. On the right is the Nash Service Station and the M....
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Sun Prairie Corn Festival

Date: 08 19 1961
Description: John Lynch (10) of Sun Prairie is shown biting into an ear of corn at the annual corn festival.
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Sun Prairie Corn Festival

Date: 08 19 1961
Description: Mary Heisler of Sun Prairie carefully eats an ear of corn at the annual corn festival.

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